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𠇹

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jìng
    jing4
ching
 kyō
(literary) to pass through; straight; path
diameter

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    xi1
hsi
(old) native of Jiangxi 江西[Jiang1 xi1]; to wait; servant; path

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rèn
    ren4
jen
 jinji
    じんじ
edge of blade
(1) blade; sword; (2) (See 刃文・はもん) forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; (3) sharpness; (4) (rare) (See 籾) unhulled rice; (personal name) Jinji
A blade, a sword; to kill.

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    li4
li
 ri
    り
sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
advantage; benefit; profit; interest; (surname) Ri
paṭu, tīkṣṇa; sharp, keen, clever; profitable, beneficial; gain, advantage; interest.


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    ze2
tse
 nori
    のり
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
(suf,ctr) (1) counter for rules; (2) (rare) rule; regulation; (surname, given name) Nori
Pattern, rule; then, therefore.

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jiǎo
    jiao3
chiao
to destroy; to extirpate


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    xu4
hsü
anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate


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bei
    bei5
pei
 bai
    ばい
modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way
song; (surname) Bai
pāṭha; pāṭhaka; read, recite, intone, chant, hymns in praise of Buddha; 唄匿 is erroneously said to transliterate the Sanskrit root vi-ne and to be the same as 婆陟 (or 婆師), but these are bhāṣa.

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ǎn
    an3
an
 on
    おん
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff something in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
(interjection) (See オーム) om (ritual chant in Hinduism, etc.); aum
oṃ; auṃ; 'a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent (sometimes translated by yes, verily, so be it, and in this sense compared with Amen). 'M. W. It is 'the mystic name for the Hindu triad', and has other significations. It was adopted by Buddhists, especially by the Tantric school, as a mystic spell, and as an object of meditation. It forms the first syllable of certain mystical combinations, e. g. 唵?呢叭 061971 吽 oṃ maṇi padme huṃ, which is a formula of the Lamaistic branch, said to be a prayer to Padmapani; each of the six syllables having its own mystic power of salvation from the lower paths of transmigration, etc.; the formula is used in sorcery, auguries, etc.; other forms of it are 唵?呢鉢頭迷吽; 唵麽抳鉢訥銘吽.

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chēn
    chen1
ch`en
    chen
 shin
    しん
to be angry at; to be displeased and annoyed
(Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy)
anger

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guāng
    guang1
kuang
(literary) footpath separating fields; (used in place names)

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yǒng
    yong3
yung
raised path

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táng
    tang2
t`ang
    tang
 douzaki / dozaki
    どうざき
(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
(n,n-suf) (1) temple; shrine; chapel; (n,n-suf) (2) hall; (suffix) (3) (suffix used in company names, store names, etc.) company; (n,n-suf,n-pref) (4) (archaism) (See 表座敷) front room; (surname) Dōzaki
prāsāda. A hall, temple, court.

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chéng
    cheng2
ch`eng
    cheng
raised path between fields

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    gu1
ku
 sachimi
    さちみ
paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
(See 舅) mother-in-law; (personal name) Sachimi
Paternal aunt, husband's sister, a nun; to tolerate; however; leave.

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dàng
    dang4
tang
dissipated; put off

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    si4
ssu
 teraji
    てらじ
Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
temple (Buddhist); (personal name) Teraji
vihāra, 毘訶羅 or 鼻訶羅; saṅghārāma 僧伽藍; an official hall, a temple, adopted by Buddhists for a monastery, many other names are given to it, e. g. 淨住; 法同舍; 出世舍; 精舍; 淸淨園; 金剛刹; 寂滅道場; 遠離處; 親近處 'A model vihāra ought to be built of red sandalwood, with 32 chambers, 8 tāla trees in height, with a garden, park and bathing tank attached; it ought to have promenades for peripatetic meditation and to be richly furnished with stores of clothes, food, bedsteads, mattresses, medicines and all creature comforts.' Eitel.

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jiù
    jiu4
chiu
 shuu / shu
    しゅう
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
(surname) Shuu
then, thereupon

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chà
    cha4
ch`a
    cha
fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)

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yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 dake
    だけ
wife's parents and paternal uncles
(n,suf) (1) peak; (2) mountain; (p,m) Dake


𡶴

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chǎn
    chan3
ch`an
    chan
winding mountain path

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dèng
    deng4
teng
 sako
    さこ
path leading up a mountain
(surname) Sako

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xún
    xun2
hsün
 meguru
    めぐる
to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
(counter) (See 一巡) counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.; (female given name) Meguru
Wander about, patrol, inspect.

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dīng
    ding1
ting
patch (for mending clothes)


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shī
    shi1
shih
 morosaki
    もろさき
teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
(1) teacher; master; mentor; (n,suf) (2) religious leader; (suffix) (3) specialist; (4) (hist) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army); (surname) Morosaki
A host, army; a leader, preceptor, teacher, model; tr. of upādhyāya, an 'under-teacher', generally intp. as a Buddhist monk.

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fān
    fan1
fan
 hata
    はた
banner
{Buddh} pataka (banner); (surname) Hata
patākā, a flag, banner.

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shì
    shi4
shih
 shoku
    しょく
type; form; pattern; style
(n,n-suf) (1) way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type; (2) ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration; (3) wedding (ceremony); (4) equation; formula; expression; (5) (hist) (See 律令) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes); (given name) Shoku
Style, shape, fashion, kind.


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jìng
    jing4
ching
 kyō
footpath; track; diameter; straight; directly
A short cut, a diameter.


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cóng
    cong2
ts`ung
    tsung
 jū
from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
To follow, agree with, obey; from; followers, secondary.

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    xi1
hsi
footpath; wait for

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    xu4
hsü
anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize; to give relief; to compensate

see styles
huì
    hui4
hui
 meguru
    めぐる
Japanese variant of 惠[hui4]
(1) wisdom; enlightenment; (2) (Buddhist term) prajna (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom; (female given name) Meguru

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juàn
    juan4
chüan
impatient

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bēi
    bei1
pei
 hi
    ひ
sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
{Buddh} karuna (compassion)
karuṇā; kṛpā. Sympathy, pity for another in distress and the desire to help him, sad.

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mǐn
    min3
min
 min
variant of 憫|悯[min3]
idem 憫. Grieve for, mourn, sympathize.


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lián
    lian2
lien
 ren
    れん
to pity
(female given name) Ren
Commiserate, pity, sympathize, charitable.


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mǐn
    min3
min
 bin
to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for; (literary) to feel sorrow; to be grieved
sympathy


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chàn
    chan4
ch`an
    chan
 sen
(bound form) to feel remorse; (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")
kṣamayati, "to ask pardon"; to seek forgiveness, patience or indulgence, kṣamā meaning patience, forbearance, tr. as 悔過 repentance, or regret or error; also as confession. It especially refers to the regular confessional service for monks and for nuns.

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    fu3
fu
pat

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pāi
    pai1
p`ai
    pai
 haku
    はく
to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
(n,ctr) (1) {music} beat; (n,ctr) (2) {ling} (See モーラ) mora; (female given name) Haku


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    pu1
p`u
    pu
to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over


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lán
    lan2
lan
to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)

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bān
    ban1
pan
 madara
    まだら
spot; colored patch; stripe; spotted; striped; variegated
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; nonuniformity; blotchiness; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; instability; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (kana only) fickleness; capriciousness; fitfulness; (surname) Madara
Spotted, striped, streaked, variegated.

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liào
    liao4
liao
 ryou / ryo
    りょう
material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
(n-suf,n) (1) fee; charge; rate; (n-suf,n) (2) material
To measure (grain), calculate; control, direct; materials; glassware.


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fān
    fan1
fan
 ban
pennant
patākā, a flag, streamer. 旗旛Banners and flags, flags.

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 moku
    もく
figure (pattern in wood); (surname, given name) Moku

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    ge2
ko
 wataru
    わたる
square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively
(hist) (See 律令) amendment (to ritsuryō); (given name) Wataru
A rule, line, pattern; reach, research, science.

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bèi
    bei4
pei
 bai
pattra; 梖多葉 the palm-leaves used for writing; the梖多樹 is erroneously said to be the borassus flabelliformis, described as 60 or 70 feet high, not deciduous, the bark used for writing.

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kǎi
    kai3
k`ai
    kai
 nori
    のり
model; pattern; regular script (calligraphic style)
(1) (See 楷書・かいしょ) regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style; (2) Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis); (female given name) Nori

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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
raised path between fields

see styles

    mu2
mu
 baku
    ばく
mold; die; matrix; pattern
wooden printing block; (surname) Baku


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yàng
    yang4
yang
 yō
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
form

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    xi2
hsi
 geki
    げき
dispatch; order
(1) (written) appeal; circular; manifesto; (2) (colloquialism) encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement

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    yi4
i
licentious, libertine, dissipate

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 rui
    るい
(1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; (2) sympathy; (female given name) Rui

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làng
    lang4
lang
 rou / ro
    ろう
wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
(counter) (See 浪人・2) person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university; (surname) Rou
wave

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    ti4
t`i
    ti
 tei / te
    てい
tears; nasal mucus
(1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; (2) sympathy; (personal name) Tei
to cry

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lèi
    lei4
lei
 rui
    るい
Japanese variant of 淚|泪[lei4]
(1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; (2) sympathy; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; (2) sympathy; (female given name) Rui


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huàn
    huan4
huan
 kiyoshi
    きよし
to dissipate; to dissolve
(male given name) Kiyoshi

see styles
měi
    mei3
mei
ripple pattern

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    li2
li
pattering (of rain); seep through

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zàn
    zan4
tsan
to spatter, to splash, to scatter

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zhào
    zhao4
chao
 hikaru
    ひかる
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
(given name) Hikaru
To shine, illumine; to superintend; a dispatch, pass; as, according to.

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zào
    zao4
tsao
 sō
dry; parched; impatient; vexed; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat
dried

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pái
    pai2
p`ai
    pai
 pai
    パイ
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]); mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])
(n,ctr) {mahj} tile (chi: pái)
signboard

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dié
    die2
tieh
 chō
(official) document; dispatch
Tablets, records.

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yǒng
    yong3
yung
path screened by walls on both sides

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tǐng
    ting3
t`ing
    ting
 yamagimachi
    やまぎまち
raised path between fields
(1) (See 町・まち・1) town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; (2) street; (3) chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); (4) chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares); (surname) Yamagimachi

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pàn
    pan4
p`an
    pan
 kuroyanagi
    くろやなぎ
(bound form) side; edge; boundary
(1) (kana only) on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (2) (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; (1) (kana only) ridge of earth between rice fields; (2) (kana only) ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; (3) (abbreviation) footpath between rice fields; causeway; (surname) Kuroyanagi
A path between fields, or boundary; to trespass; translit. ban, van, par, pra. v. 般, 班, etc.

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zhěn
    zhen3
chen
border; boundary; field-path

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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 une
    うね
small plot of farm land; Taiwan pr. [xi1]
(1) ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; (2) rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy); (1) (kana only) ridge of earth between rice fields; (2) (kana only) ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; (3) (abbreviation) footpath between rice fields; causeway; (surname) Une

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chuò
    chuo4
ch`o
    cho
 nawate
    なわて
raised path between fields
footpath between rice fields; (place-name, surname) Nawate

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zhèng
    zheng4
cheng
 masahiko
    まさひこ
disease; illness
(suffix) illness; condition; -pathy; (personal name) Masahiko

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    pi3
p`i
    pi
 tsukae
    つかえ
constipation; lump in the abdomen
(irregular okurigana usage) load on one's chest

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kàn
    kan4
k`an
    kan
 ikuma
    いくま
to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
(personal name) Ikuma
Look, see; watch over.

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chēn
    chen1
ch`en
    chen
 shin
    しん
(literary) to stare angrily; to glare
(Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy)
krodha; pratigha; dveṣa; one of the six fundamental kleśas, anger, ire, wrath, resentment, one of the three poisons; also called 瞋恚.

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jīn
    jin1
chin
 kō
to boast; to esteem; to sympathize
To pity; boast; attend to; vigorous.

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    ju3
chü
 noriko
    のりこ
carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve
{astron} quadrature; (female given name) Noriko
A carpenter's square, a rule; translit. ku, cf. 姑, 拘, 鳩.

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    zu3
tsu
 takaso
    たかそ
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
(1) ancestor; forefather; progenitor; (2) originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; (3) (orig. meaning) grandfather; (surname) Takaso
Grandfather; ancestor; patriarch; founder; origin. See 二十八祖.


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zhòng
    zhong4
chung
 tanezaki
    たねざき
to plant; to grow; to cultivate
(1) seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach); (2) progeny; offspring; issue; breed; (3) (See 胤) paternal blood; lineage; (4) sperm; semen; seed; (5) cause; source; seed; origin; (6) material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story); (7) {food} ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven; (8) mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery; (9) (kana only) {hanaf} (oft. as タネ) 10-point card; tane; animal card; (surname) Tanezaki
vīja; bīja. Seed, germ; sort, species; also to sow, plant.


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    ji1
chi
 tsumoru
    つもる
to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math.) product (the result of multiplication); (TCM) constipation; indigestion
(1) {math} (See 商・1) product; (2) (See 体積,面積) volume; area; (surname, given name) Tsumoru
Accumulate, pile up; many, long.

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zhāng
    zhang1
chang
 yuki
    ゆき
chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order
(1) chapter; section; (n,n-suf) (2) medal; badge; insignia; (female given name) Yuki
A section, chapter; finished, elegant; essay, document; rule, according to pattern.

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yuán
    yuan2
yüan
bamboo with black patches

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 mineo
    みねお
spatula; (1) (archaism) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (archaism) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica); (personal name) Mineo


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fàn
    fan4
fan
 han
    はん
pattern; model; example
example; model; (surname, given name) Han
Pattern, rule, method.

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    bi4
pi
 hera
    へら
    no
    の
fine-toothed comb; to comb
spatula; (1) (archaism) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (archaism) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)


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wén
    wen2
wen
 mon
    もん
line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)
(family) crest; coat of arms; (female given name) Mon

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bǐng
    bing3
ping
 kasuri
    かすり
Ikat, a type of woven silk; Kasuri
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri


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zhuì
    zhui4
chui
 tsuzuru
    つづる
to sew; to stitch together; to combine; to link; to connect; to put words together; to compose; to embellish
(1) spelling; (2) orthography; (3) patching; binding; (female given name) Tsuzuru


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líng
    ling2
ling
 rin
    りん
damask; thin silk
(1) (kana only) figure; design; (2) twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; (3) (kana only) style (of writing); figure (of speech); (4) (kana only) design; plot; plan; (5) (kana only) minor market fluctuation; technical correction; (6) (kana only) (abbreviation) cat's cradle; (7) (kana only) (abbreviation) lease rod (in a loom); (female given name) Rin


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gǎo
    gao3
kao
 shima
    しま
plain white silk
(n,n-suf,adj-no) (1) stripe; bar; streak; (2) (also formerly written as 島 and 嶋) (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors); (surname) Shima


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zhí
    zhi2
chih
 shoku(p); soku(ok)
    しょく(P); そく(ok)
office; duty
(n,n-suf) (1) job; work; employment; occupation; position; (n,n-suf) (2) duties; (n,n-suf) (3) trade; skill
To record, oversee, direct; office, official duty.

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yìn
    yin4
yin
 tsuzuki
    つづき
descendant; heir; offspring; posterity; to inherit
issue; offspring; paternal blood; (given name) Tsuzuki

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jiān
    jian1
chien
Eupatorium chinensis

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jiān
    jian1
chien
orchid (same as 蘭草|兰草); Eupatorium (same as 蕑)

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    yu2

 wa
    わ
(literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive; (literary) to deceive; to dupe
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; (surname) Wa


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tuì
    tui4
t`ui
    tui
 monuke
    もぬけ
    nukegara
    ぬけがら
skin cast off during molting; exuvia; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell
shed skin of snake, insect, etc. (also place left behind); cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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    na4
na
 noto
    のと
cassock; to line
(surname) Noto
To patch, line, pad; a monk's garment, supposed to be made of rags.


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    bu3
pu
 tasuku
    たすく
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
(suffix) assistant ...; probationary ...; (personal name) Tasuku
To patch, repair, restore; tonic; translit. pu, po, cf. 富, 弗, 佛, 布.


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    xi2
hsi
 souen / soen
    そうえん
(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
(1) pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones); (counter) (2) counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); (3) layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; (4) (abbreviation) combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours); (personal name) Souen

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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